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Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the energy regulator's announcement of a roadmap to enable ESB to set its own prices; his views on a rebranding requirement for ESB; if this will include its retail brand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23027/10]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason an application for a licence for a bus service (details supplied) was not granted; the further reason the licence was granted to a different provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22692/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 498: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) in County Dublin is included in the current building project budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22953/10]

Leaders' Questions. (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach has said, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs has set out, the Government has made a very strong statement on this matter, and the Labour Party supports that strong position. We specifically support the demand for the safe passage of the MV Rachel Corrie, the unconditional release of those detained and the establishment of a full independent and international inquiry into...

Leaders' Questions. (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am glad to hear that response from the Taoiseach. The Labour Party will support the Government in communicating that to the Government of Israel in the strongest possible terms. The Israeli ambassador was called in. Perhaps the Taoiseach will inform the House of the message that was given to the Israeli ambassador, the response given by the ambassador and if any response has been given...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise two matters. Can the Taoiseach advise the House when the required legislation to assist the HSE in handing over files on the children who died in care will be introduced? When will such legislation be prepared and presented? I understand that the reports on the banking crisis by the Governor of the Central Bank and the two external examiners were presented to Government...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Did I understand the Taoiseach to say that the bank reports will be published next week?

Departmental Records (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The State and the National Archives have considerable experience of the storage and retention of paper records and it is a credit to the Civil Service over the years that very good files have been retained, maintained and transferred to the National Archives, which has been very important for historians. We have considerably less experience of the retention and storage of electronic records...

Departmental Records (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Regarding my question on the NAMA records and with respect, the Taoiseach is making a great presumption to the effect they will be maintained in a format capable of being available under the National Archives Act 1986. Has the Department of Finance or the Government given an instruction that the records relating to NAMA are to be preserved and made available in the course of time? If that...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the drafting of river basin management plans for submission to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22232/10]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the need for an audit by the city local authorities for lead infrastructure in the public water distribution system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22233/10]

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a couple of matters to pursue with the Tánaiste. I want to return to the issue on which she responded to Deputy Kenny about the transfer of the information by the HSE in relation to the children who died in State care. Did I understand her correctly to say it is now the position that the HSE will transfer the information and legislation is not required? If that is the position, how...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, a Cheann Comhairle. The question I wished to raise, if you had done me the courtesy of waiting until I had asked it, is about ordering the business of the House. The Tánaiste says the working group on mortgages and home protection will report to Government by the end of June. Since the Government proposes to put the House into recess at the beginning of July, when will the House have...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We are now told he is to refer it to the Comptroller and Auditor General. My understanding is that this requires an order to be made by the Minister for Finance to add the DDDA to the list of bodies that are covered by the Comptroller and Auditor General under the 1993 Act. Can the Tánaiste tell us when that order will be made? Why, if that is the conclusion that has been reached by the...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----in 1994? A vacancy had arisen in the House and had existed for some time. The High Court granted leave to the applicant to institute judicial review proceedings against the Government. In its judgment, the court stated: "[T]here was an arguable case that the government of Ireland has a constitutional obligation to set down and to support motions for the issue of a writ for the holding...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, a Cheann Comhairle. I am asking, as I am entitled to, whether the Government has given consideration to the implications of that judgment and whether it intends to move the writ for the by-election. We must bear in mind that the High Court said there was an arguable case that the Government has a constitutional duty to bring such a motion before the House where a reasonable period has...

Leaders' Questions. (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the Government has concluded that legislation is required to allow the HSE files of the cases of children who died in care to be handed over to the investigation by Ms Norah Gibbons and Mr. Geoffrey Shannon. Why is the Government still not in a position to say how many children died in the care of the State over the last ten years? When did the Department ask the HSE to hand...

Leaders' Questions. (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I still do not understand why the transfer of the files and the consequent legal difficulty are still causing difficulty in identifying how many people are involved. The Taoiseach said the HSE says there are 23 "at present" - I think that was the phrase used by the Taoiseach. I would have believed the actual number of deaths that occurred would have been relatively easy to establish. In...

Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach his plans to amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18903/10]

Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: These questions are about the possible revision of the code of conduct for officeholders, which the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, has been seeking for some time. The Taoiseach's response to this is that when the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2007 is passed, he will review the code with SIPO. The legislation has been around a long time. It was first announced by...